Thursday, August 20, 2009

My colleagues (and fellow artists) Gabe Ostley & Haruka Ashida Ostley and I created an art installation to welcome the secondary school students back to school after the summer holiday. Will try to get some more detailed shots of the rest of their work! Everything is freestanding, attached to wooden ladders, and life-size, or larger than life! I can imagine the shock on the students' faces as they arrived to school on Wednesday morning ...

Wait, where am I...?

My thought process was as follows:

Step 1: Get as messy as possible.

Step 2: Use up old and rotting art supplies!

Step 3: Ruin your manicure.

Step 4: Experiment!

I call this a Fresh Start/A Departure/Something New.

It's funny that as an artist, you establish a style for yourself where you are most comfortable working, where pictures flow easily from your pencil or brush. Sometimes it's nice to step away from that for a minute and see what else happens.

A much-belated, but no less important post, a recap of the SIU Exhibition in Beijing, which I was invited to participate in this past July. A group of Hong Kong movers/shakers/artists/creatives/and the like were invited to Beijing to showcase their work and take part in SIU The Art of Life Exhibition. The eventful evening included an over-the-top fashion show, dance performances, live music performances, art exhibition, and a chance to connect with creatives from the Asian scene and beyond.

Thanks to Hong Kong's Galleri Magazine for helping to hook things up and give Beijingers a little taste of our favorite city this side of the border! Hope to see you all again soon!